About the Author

Jennifer Kiesewetter

Jennifer Kiesewetter is a student of English, Politics and Economics, and Didactics at Justus Liebig University Giessen. She works as a research assistant and tutor to Prof. Dr. Eva Burwitz-Melzer in the Department of English Didactics, and as a tutor to Prof. Dr. Magnus Huber in the Department of English Linguistics. Her main areas of research are forms and functions of young adult literature and serial narratives, and their use in the foreign language classroom.

Contributions by Author: Jennifer Kiesewetter

Investigating the Perception of and Interaction with Surveillance Practices

Many of us, upon opening up our laptops to work (or waste time looking at cute cats on the internet), are greeted by the familiar sight of a little piece of tape that we placed on our screens in an effort to cover the webcam. Intended to function as a bulwark between our privacy and the depths of the internet, this little self-defense mechanism is symptomatic of a much deeper problem than the fear of being recorded doing something embarrassing. […]

About On_Culture

On_Culture is an Open Access refereed journal focusing on conceptual and methodological approaches to the study of culture. It publishes original scholarly _Articles and _Essays biannually as well as _Perspectives in a wide range of genres and media formats and on a rolling basis. The journal strives to create a dynamic online knowledge base among scholars and the general public.